Ogun State Police Command has dismissed three policemen from service for extorting money from a victim who was traveling from Abeokuta to Lagos.
The culprits identified as Inspector Sunday John, Sgt Jimoh Asimiya, and Sgt Solomon Adedapo were said to have forcefully extorted one hundred and fifty-three thousand Naira (₦153,000) from the traveller.
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In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Commissioner of Police, CP Edward Awolowo Ajogun said he ordered the immediate arrest and detention of the officers involved after they were found guilty.
The statement read in part, “The money was recovered from them and returned to the victim. They were subsequently arranged for departmental orderly room trial on a three-count charge of corrupt practices, discreditable conduct and disobedience to lawful order.
“They were found guilty of all the charges, and subsequently dismissed from the force to serve as a deterrent to others in their shoes.”
The victim, who was in attendance, commended the police for a job well done and also said the episode “rekindled his hope in the Nigeria Police Force.”
CP Ajogun appealed to members of the public to “always endeavor to report any act of misconduct from any officer of the command to him personally, or through any of the principal officers of the command, as such will be treated with utmost urgency.”
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